Mattress



Patented Nov, 9, 1926.

M, SLIGKER, 015 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR BARKER BROTHERS,

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MATTRESS.

Application filed July 1,;

This invention vrelates to mattresses, pillows, pads and the dike, or any similar form ofstufri'ed objects; anda primar 7 object ot' the invention is the production of a non- '3 stretching article that will, ei'iiciently resist being stretched out of proper shape, and that can be easily, effectively and inexpensively manufactured.

For the purposes of this specification, I

mattress, but without thereby limiting the 1322. Seria1 ll'o. 572,179.

notable 7 transversely on account of the stretching-pf the fabric itselfin that direc- .tion more than lengthwise.

Inorder to prevent this condition arising, when the mattress is constructed 1 inoorpo rate into its structure aplurality of stretch resisting strips or bands 20 made oisome suitably strong fabric say something like 'tl explain my invention as applied to a invention particularly to anmattress. 'Also,,

I shall explain my invention as applied to prevent stretchingfto prevent increase of dimensionin one direction only the transverse direction across the mattress; but it will be readily ,understood that the invention may be applied to preventstretching ot a mattress, for instance, either longitud nally or transversely, or both.

The intent on will be best understood from thefollowin detailed descri tion of a I V v i r: i i

specific form of it applied to amattress, reference for this purpose being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1. is a ,plan view of a mattress equipped with my invention; Fig. 2 isan enlarged fragmentary section taken as indicated by line 22 on Figlgand 3, is an enlarged fragmentary planot a small porftion ofthe mattress and Fig. 4 is adetail section on line L A ofiFig. 3.

In the drawings I illustrate a mattress having upper and lower tlcks 10 and 11,

andvsideand end boxwalls 1 2 and 13, These 1 parts of the mattress may be secured to.

gether in any of the well known manners; and the mattress is tufted with vertical ties 14, in any of the well known manners, the ties extending between the top and bottom ticks 10 and 11 and terminating in buttons or knots, or any other suitable arrangement, as

illustrated at 15.

Now, as is well known, a mattress of this kind and character, constructed Without any arrangement to prevent stretching, will materially increase in dimensions when put into use, and will soon be larger than the bed for which it is intended, and will become loose and .fiabby. In practice, I find that the most objectional stretching of such a mattress takes place transversely. This stretching is due to the fact that the convex portion of the mattress ticks between the ties 1% become flattened; and is particularly a tape. These stretclrresisting bands extend preferably across the mattress in thelinesoit the ties, from the outermost tie atfone side to the outermost tie at the o therside "They donot extend clear to theside walls of the mattress. They are. securedto the upper and flower, ticking-s10 and 11 only atpointsadjacent the ties, as by the stitching indicated atQi 3. Thus these.stretchrresisting bands ,20 are independent and *freeot the mattress tic-kings at all p oints en cepting at t 1e tie points; and being thus free and inde endent .tlie nav assume a straight line v t v s position, as indicated Theyare cut ,with the length of. the goods, oralong the warp, sot-hey will not subsequently v stretch when strain is applied to themiength- WlS-e.

rNo w, when the mattress box is first made L1]3,.-}Y;li'l1 these StlGtClT-J6$ll1111g bZLIlClS in place, the bands and ticlnngs are gaged 1n -dimensionstoucorrespond to the desired linished ,dimensions of, the mattress. That is,

for instance; if the finishedmattress is to. be

about four feet by six feet, the tickings are v originally cut about four feet roar inches by slx feet six inches; and f finished distance -from theledge ofi the mattress to the first w (at, was a each, sat, is to be made six inches, then the actual length of each stretch-resisting band 20 between the two outermost tufts, will be made precisely three feet. (Of course the band from end to end is a little longer to provide room for stitching at its ends.)

hen the mattress box, thus constructed is filled (before being tufted) the filling more or less presses the band 20 out against the upper and lower ticks 10 and 11; so that when the mattress is then tufted, the bands at first assume a position, between tufts, more or less like that indicated in dotted lines at 20 in Fig. 2; but the bands will not, even during the stufling, be pushed out of straight-line position as much as the ticks themselves, because the linear length of the bands between the two outermost rows of tufting is less than the linear length of the tick between those two outermost rows of tufting. For instance, assuming again that the linear length of the band between the two outermost rows of tufting is three feet, then the linear length of the ticks between those two outermost rows of tufting is something over three feet, say three feet three inches, and the excess length of the tick is distributed between the successive tuft points where the band is sewed to the tick, so that,

in every space between the point of attachment of the band to the tick there is a certain amount of fullness of the tick. This fullness provides for keeping the ticks in tufted condition even after the bands have straightened out true straight-line position. Also, the hands being narrow and the stuffing being in direct engagement with the inner faces of the two ticks on both sides of the'band, and somewhat ver the band as the filling works into the space between the band and the ticks, the ticks will at all times be pressed out in its proper tufted condition, while the band tends to assume a straight line. Furthermorqthe bands tend to take a V-formation in section as illustrated in Fig. 4; allowing the stuffing more free access to the ticking. After a short use of the mattress, the bands assume their true straightline position, the mattress stretching laterally very slightly, while the bands are so doing; then after the bands have so assumed their straight-line position, no further stretching of the mattress can take place. The relative positions of the bands and the ticking at that time are shown in Fig. 2.

The gathers, illustrated at 25, along the sides of the mattress are merely for the purpose of taking up the extra length of the ticks along their edges to correspond to the amount taken up in the central part by the tufting.

I have found, by actual use of mattresses constructed in accordance with this invention, that the mattress is perfectly constrained against stretching, against exceeding its proper originally designed dimensions, and against stretching out of shape. A mattress constructed in this manner holds its body exceptionally well; Also, as will be readily seen, it is very easily constructed at very small additional cost as compared with an ordinary mattress; and furthermore it presents no difliculties or complications of filling. Furthermore, having two thicknesses of fabric at each ticking, one running is vise the mattress tick) and one runni crosswise (the bands), there is a great added strength resisting rupture, as for instance, splitting or tearing of the tick along its length. Thus I can cinch the tufts down more tightly and deeply and hold the filling more firmly against movement and stress the.

ticks to a smoother surface, all without danger of tearing the ticks. The filling is set more tightly under the ties and they do not pull out or pop out when the mattress is folded or rolled.

I claim:

A stuffed article of the character described that embodies top and bottom tickings, a stutling, and spaced lines of spaced ties by which the tickings are tufted, the outermost ties being spaced inwardly from the edge of the article, strain resisting bands at the inside face of each ticking extending along the lines of ties from the outermost tie at one side to the outermost tie at the opposite side only, each band being secured to the ticking at all the tie points in its corresponding line of ties and being otherwise unattached to the ticking, the width of the bands being small as compared with the distance between adjacent lines of ties and the linear length of the bands between ties being less than the linear length of the ticking between ties, all so that the stufhng may hold the ticking out in tufted formation While the bands are straight.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 26th day of June 1922. JAMES M. SLICKER. 

